If the people of Hawai'i had a completely different form of government and separate foreign relations and the public popularly supported independence, why would they not be allowed that? None of those are true though. Independence is not popular in Hawai'i. The Native population would like more autonomy and recognition which they should get but that is a fast cry from wanting independence.

[–] spauldo@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

Well, to be fair, they wouldn't be allowed that. We had a bit of a war about that sort of thing, and the supreme court maintains that a state has no right to leave the union. But you're exactly right that independence isn't popular in Hawaii.